Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

gooseberry-picker

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 2.40 in modern English

Syllables: goose-ber-ry-pick-er
IPA

30

Scrabble Score

16

Letters

5

Syllables

11

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

One who works on behalf of another person who takes the credit for the work.

Archaic; Slang

noun

Archaic; Slang

Example Sentences

"The Solicitor-General: I understand that a gooseberry-picker is the person who stands by whilst a young man and young woman are making love (laughter)."

Usage

Inflected Forms

gooseberry-pickers (plural)

Questions

What does gooseberry-picker mean?: One who works on behalf of another person who takes the credit for the work.

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